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In a study, the chemical inhibited muscle activity in individual human heart cells, mice and minnows
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With the '80s and '90s status-symbol clothing a bargain on eBay, the Brooklyn artist buys, disassembles and reconstructs them to make abstract "paintings"
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The American History Museum has a full day of screenings, book signings and special events for the famous chef's birthday
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Two million years ago hominids evolved more specialized diets with early Homo preferring meat and Paranthropus choosing plants
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The latest look into the impact of New York's water supply on its bagels yields a new potential factor: pride
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This week at the Smithsonian, learn about emerging green jobs, celebrate Julia Child's birthday and unwind with a tribute to Thelonious Monk
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"She killed her sister, butchered her elder brothers, murdered the ruler, poisoned her mother," the chronicles say. But is the empress unfairly maligned?
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The Meshworm uses artificial muscles and peristalsis to creep quietly along the ground
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The Smithsonian Institution celebrates 166 years since it was signed into existence by President James K. Polk
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To sample the best foods and flavors of a region, head for a festival
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Even in film, searching for Africa's mythical dinosaurs is a mistake
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The photos tell the story here, as Team USA has always had an eccentric taste in its uniforms
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Some think that little computer you carry around with you is about to bring a sea change in the doctor-patient relationship. Is data power?
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How a three-time Olympic competitor designed an innovative new whitewater system using underwater bricks
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NASA has produced an app that helps scientists and amateurs alike keep track of time on the Red Planet
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The man who prepared an illicit tyrannosaur specimen claims that the dinosaur is rightly his
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In the 21st century, everyone will be smarter—even animals.
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Unearthed from a site near modern day St. Louis, Missouri, archaeologists found tea residue in pottery beakers that dates back to as early as 1050 A.D.
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New fossils unearthed in Kenya confirm that at least two species of Homo co-existed in Africa two million years ago
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